The Final Four is Set. What do NCAA Final Four Ticket Prices Look Like?

The tickets are punched, the matchups set, and plans are underway – Kansas, Villanova, Michigan and Loyola-Chicago are dancing on to the Final Four at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Now, fans are in the scramble to secure their passes. So what is the early market on NCAA Final Four ticket prices?

Going by the median numbers for single tickets available to members of Ticket Club, it’ll cost fans about $428 to see the NCAA finals on Monday, April 2. The semifinals – which will pit No. 3 seed Michigan against Cinderella No. 11 Loyola in one while top seeds Villanova and Kansas clash in the other – are running at a median of $779 per ticket. An all-sessions pass – which covers admissions for both Saturday and Monday – are $955, with all prices as of 10 PM Sunday evening. Continue reading “The Final Four is Set. What do NCAA Final Four Ticket Prices Look Like?”

Final Four Ticket Prices - Do Underdogs Impact Them?

Do Underdogs Drive Up Final Four Ticket Prices?

Frustration. Sadness. Elation. Every year the NCAA Basketball Tournament produces the same set of emotions without fail. However, nearly every college hoops fan can agree that the tournament’s greatest glory is the exhilaration that comes from watching a Cinderella team shock the world with a magical run in glass slippers. They become the talk of the tournament every time one emerges by ousting a powerhouse team. But how much impact do these underdogs have on the hype, and therefore cost, of the tournament’s final games? We analyzed Final Four ticket prices of the past few years to find out.  Continue reading “Do Underdogs Drive Up Final Four Ticket Prices?”